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	United States Note - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		United States Notes (also known as Legal Tender Notes because of their payment obligation stating "This Note is a Legal Tender") are banknotes characterized by a red seal and serial number.
		Both United States Notes and Federal Reserve notes are parts of the national currency of the United States and both are legal tender.
		United States Notes were fiat currency, in that they were never redeemable explicitly for any precious metal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Notes (644 words)

	United States Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
		The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
		Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants and the fact that almost a fifth of its continental territory was originally part of Mexico, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
	encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/United_States (6054 words)

	Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.3, Entry 276, UNITED STATES NOTES.: Library of Economics and Liberty
		A brief sketch in reference to the bills of credit or treasury notes, issued by the government, by the colonies, and of the circulating notes issued by the banks previous to the adoption of the constitution, is given in the article on "Banking in the United States," in the first volume of this Cyclopædia.
		Seven of these states had, by ordinances, publicly declared their secession from the Union, and their defiance of the national authority, and a convention at Montgomery, Alabama, had organized a new government, under the name of "The Confederate States of America." Massachusetts soldiers, on their way to Washington, were attacked by a mob in Baltimore.
		Under this law, notes of the denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents were issued, and the denominations of 5 and 25 cents were printed on brown tinted paper, with an engraved head of Jefferson, which was the exact counterpart of that used on the five-cent postage stamp.
	www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy1046.html (14795 words)

	United States -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Two of the 50 states, (A state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union) Alaska and (A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands) Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states.
		Of note is the (A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies) New Hampshire legislature, which is the third largest legislative body in the English speaking world, and has one representative for every 3,000 people.
		The largest single religious denomination in the United States is the (The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy) Roman Catholic Church, followed by (Follower of Baptistic doctrines) Baptist, (A follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church) Methodist and (Follower of Lutheranism) Lutheran churches.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/Un/United_States.htm (3664 words)

	ACTS AUTHORIZING NON-INTEREST BEARING UNITED STATES NOTES
		notes authorized by the act to which this is supplementary, of a less denomination than fifty dollars, payable on demand without interest, and not exceeding in the sum of fifty millions of dollars, shall be receivable in payment of public dues.
		And such United States notes shall be received the same as coin, at their par value, in payment for any loans that may be hereafter sold or negotiated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and may be re-issued from time to time as the exigencies of the public interest shall require.
		Treasury notes receivable in payment of dues to United States, except duties on imports, and interest on federal bonds and notes which shall be paid in coin, and to be legal tender except for duties and interest.
	landru.i-link-2.net /monques/usnotes.html (1355 words)

	ipedia.com: United States Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands.
		The social structure of the United States is highly stratified, with a large proportion of the wealth of the country controlled by a small fraction of the population which exerts disproportionate cultural and political influence on the rest of the nation.
		The United States is also a great center of higher education, boasting more than 1,500 universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning, the top tier of which may be considered to be among the most prestigious and advanced in the world.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states.html (2576 words)

	Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.3, Entry 277, UNITED STATES NOTES. Legal-Tender Cases: Library of Economics ...
		The board of supervisors of the county of New York was charged with the duty of auditing and allowing, with the approval of the mayor of the city and the corporation counsel, the amount collected from each corporation for taxes on the exempt portion of its capital, together with costs, damages and interest.
		This act was passed in conformity with the decision of the United States supreme court in the Bank Tax Case (reported in 2d Wallace, 200), which decided that a tax on the obligations of the United States by state authority was void.
		Justice Clifford showed that the words "and emit bills on the credit of the United States" were originally reported in article seven, in the draft of the constitution as submitted to the convention.
	www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy1047.html (1696 words)

	U.S. Treasury - FAQs: Legal Tender Status of currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		United States Notes (characterized by a red seal and serial number) were the first national currency, authorized by the Legal Tender Act of 1862 and began circulating during the Civil War.
		Because United States Notes serve no function that is not already adequately served by Federal Reserve Notes, their issuance was discontinued, and none have been placed in to circulation since January 21, 1971.
		United States notes serve no function that is not already adequately served by Federal Reserve notes.
	www.ustreas.gov /education/faq/currency/legal-tender.html (859 words)

	Types of U.S. Currency
		United States Notes are also known as Legal Tender Notes because of the wording of the obligation.
		All series were titled "United States Note" except for the series of 1869 which were titled "Treasury Note" and the series of 1862-1863 which had no title on the note.
		Small size United States Notes were issued in series 1928, 1953, 1963, and 1966 in denominations of $1, $2, $5 and $100, but not all denominations were issued for all series.
	www.ronscurrency.com /rctype.htm (1783 words)

	United States Notes Or "Greenbacks"
		THE United States notes, known as "greenbacks," are paper currency of a character quite different from the gold and silver certificates previously described.
		As the United States currency (greenback) obligation now stands, $346,681,016 is outstanding in the hands of the public.
		This note is a legal tender at its face value for all debts public and private except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles08/money-6.shtml (1337 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: French Catholics in the United States
		(1) The Twelfth Census of the United States (1900);
		In the same state, the parish of the Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge, at Swanton, was organized in 1856, and that of St-François-Xavier at Winooski, in 1868.
		The first French newspaper to appear in the United States was "Le Courier de Boston", which was published weekly during a period of six months in 1789, the first number appearing on 23 April, and the last on 15 October.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06271c.htm (4285 words)

	US Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Collector Fact Sheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		United States Notes (characterized by a red seal and serial number), originally issued in 1862, were the first National currency.
		Because United States Notes serve no function that is not already adequately served by Federal Reserve Notes, their issuance was discontinued, and none have been placed into circulation since January 21, 1971.
		All outstanding United States Notes, which were issued in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000, may be redeemed at face value by the U.S. Treasury Department.
	www.moneyfactory.com /print.cfm/5/44/129 (231 words)

	U.S. CONSTITUTION
		The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
		Note 2: The part of this Clause relating to the mode of apportionment of representatives among the several States has been affected by Section 2 of amendment XIV, and as to taxes on incomes without apportionment by amendment XVI.
		Note 12: The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States (and two others, one of which failed of ratification and the other which later became the 27th amendment) were proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the First Congress on September 25, 1789.
	www.house.gov /Constitution/Constitution.html (3104 words)

	Bureau of Engraving and Printing
		The first $2 notes (called United States Notes or "Legal Tenders") were issued by the Federal Government in 1862 and featured a portrait of the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton (1789-1795).
		The $2 Federal Reserve Note features an engraving of John Trumbull's painting "The Signing of the Declaration of Independence." The original Trumbull painting portrayed 47 people, 42 of whom were signers of the Declaration (there were 56 total).
		However, because of a limited amount of space on the note, 5 of 47 men in the painting were not included in the engraving.
	www.moneyfactory.com /document.cfm/18/96 (312 words)

	USSS Know Your Money - Characteristics of United States Paper Currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most of the remainder are United States Notes and Silver Certificates, which are occasionally seen but are no longer produced.
		Notes of the $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 denominations have not been printed for many years and are being withdrawn from circulation.
		The portraits appearing on these notes are: McKinley on the $500, Cleveland on the $1,000, Madison on the $5,000, and Chase on the $10,000.
	www.secretservice.gov /money_characteristics.htm (177 words)

	Counterfeit United States Notes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article, citing sources.
		The United States Notes are probably the most counterfeited notes in the world.
		There are several famous examples of counterfeit dollar notes in history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Counterfeit_United_States_Notes (205 words)

	United States Notes-vs-Federal Reserve Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It bears the Inscription "UNITED STATES NOTE" The Seal and Serial Number are printed in Red Ink.
		After His Assassination, These Constitutional Notes were Quickly Taken Out of circulation, and the Unconstitutional Note Below, which bears the Inscription "FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE" was reinstated.
		United States Notes, Are Sovereign, Non-Interest Bearing Notes, Which would make the country or the nation, prosperous again!
	www3.sympatico.ca /robert.weekley/usn-vs-frn.html (144 words)

	United States Army, The -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government.
		It consists of two houses, the Senate (q.v.), in which each state, regardless of its size, is represented by two senators, and the House of Representatives (see Representatives, House of), to which...
		On August 7, at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson, the United States Congress responded by passing the Tonkin Gulf resolution, which authorized the use of American military force in Vietnam.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9074326&ref=news0205 (850 words)

	Rainbow Regulation Cases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is an assertion that the United States denies, while noting that it is insufficient to serve as the basis for a claim of selective prosecution under United States v, Marcum, 16 F.3d S99, 602 (4th Cir.
		The United States notes that the defendants have quoted the old, now-repealed version of the regulation.
		The United States simply points out that regardless of the rank of the forest officer issuing or revoking permits that he must follow the multitude of procedural and due-process requirements, primarily in 0 251.54, that the Forest Service added in order to make the current regulation constitutionally sound.
	www.welcomehome.org /rainbow/nfs-regs/prop1.org/rainbow/cases/katuha/961029a.htm (627 words)

	World notes: United States picks a winner, Blatter wins FIFA presidency.
		Blatter is a big fan of the United States and may be helpful in getting the World Cup to return sooner than expected -- 2010 or 2014.
		He also may be helpful in attempts to get United States Soccer Federation outgoing president Alan Rothenberg named to the FIFA Executive Committee.
		He was chairman of the 1994 World Cup in the United States, which drew a record 3.5 million attendance.
	www.soccertimes.com /international/1998/jun08.htm (694 words)

	On2 Money / A History of Money
		As for "broken" notes, the name refers to the frequency in which the banks that issued them went bust.
		Over the years, these notes have changed very little - they have been reduced in size in 1929 and the words "In God We Trust" were added in 1955.
		The largest bill ever circulated in the United States is the $10,000 bill, which features the face of Salmon P. Chase, who was Abe Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/on2/money/history.html (512 words)

	THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA With Explanatory Notes
		After the states won independence in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), they faced all the problems of peacetime government.
		The states had to enforce law and order, collect taxes, pay a large public debt, and regulate trade among themselves.
		The Constitution established not merely a league of states, but a government that exercised its authority directly over all citizens.
	usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/constitution (426 words)

	Mobile Phone News: U.S. Cellular sells $250 million of notes - United States Cellular Corp
		United States Cellular Corp. (USCC) [USM] has sold a $250 million principal amount of 7.25 percent notes priced to yield 7.33 percent to maturity.
		About $247.0 million from the sale of the notes will be used to repay variable-rate borrowings from USM's parent organization, Telephone and Data Systems Inc. [TDS] and variable rate borrowings under vendor financing agreements.
		The unsecured notes are due on Aug. 15, 2007.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3457/is_n35_v15/ai_19900940 (185 words)

	News Notes \| United States Golf Association
		Bud will be making Turf Advisory Service visits in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, working with Paul Vermeulen, director of the Green Section's Mid-Continent Region.
		Robert A. Laubach of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been honored with the United States Golf Association Green Section's Piper and Oakley Award.
		Laubach also served on the USGA Sectional Affairs Committee (1981-1999) and Senior Amateur Championship Committee (1994-1999), and in 1999 he received the Ike Grainger Award, given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of at least 25 years of volunteer service to the organization.
	www.usga.org /turf/green_section_record/2002/may_june/newsnotes.html (541 words)

	US Department of State – Home Page
		Secretary Rice (Oct. 17): "This agreement will strengthen the science and technology capabilities of both the United States and India, expand relations between our extensive scientific and technological communities and promote technological and scientific cooperation in areas of mutual benefit." [full text]
		The United States’ initial $50 million relief package includes food, water, medical supplies, blankets, tents and humanitarian assistance personnel to assist Pakistan
		In the United States, 450 national private voluntary organizations sponsor World Food Day, reflecting the broad concern and generosity of the American people in alleviating global hunger.
	www.state.gov (424 words)

	Small Size Legal Tender United States Notes
		1966 A $100 United States Note FR-1551 CGA Graded EF40 S/N A 00866450 A
		1966 A $100 United States Note CGA Graded EF40 S/N A 008111975 A
		1928 $1 USN FR-1500 Consecutive Pair CGA Graded CU61,CU62 Sn A 01840756 A and 7A
	usrarecurrency.com /SmallSizeLegalTenderNotes.htm (219 words)

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